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My name is Diana. I am the blogger behind Offbeat Vagabond. I just
wanted something to help me rant on about things I love or don't quite
love. I am big on books, especially Urban
Fantasy, it is my favorite genre. Any Romance has to be Paranormal,
because love isn't natural without a gun and a beast involved. Although my tastes are very much expanding, I have discovered a love for Contemporary even BDSM (shocking!) I love
movies. Sci-fi/Fantasy/Horror/Action, pretty much anything as long as no
Romantic Comedies are involved (Katherine Heigl, you have been warned).
Music, TV, Wrestling are all my things as well (although I haven't been watching Wrestling as much as I used to). I am doing this for fun. I want to
write on a professional front, so blogging is a good stepping stone for
me. I just hope that stone doesn't have moss and I slip and break
something. So join me in my little piece of the Internet and remember,
it is normal to be abnormal

October Releases

Friday, February 10, 2012

Excerpt + Giveaway with Jessica Subject!!!

Please welcome back my good friend and author, Jessica Subject. She has two blog tours going on right now and today is the last for them both. I am the last stop on the Never Gonna Let You Go Tour. It is a sexy Science Fiction/Dystopian F/F and M/F romance novella. And the lovely Mrs. Subject is awesome enough to give you guys a trailer, an excerpt, and a giveaway for you guys! So please check it out and see how you can win this amazing book.

Never Gonna Let You Go Blurb

Caught in a tangle of lies, Calla Jacobs must sort
through the truth to discover where she truly belongs. A biologist for Planet
Core, she finds herself ensnared in a web of deceit. Sent to Airondelle, she
must work with a team to prepare the newly discovered planet for colonists from
Earth. But the mission does not go as she expected. Her former lover, Erik
Edwards, shuns her, sending Calla into the arms of Melina Holloway, their
commander, for the attention she craves and more. A confrontation among the
trio leaves her with a broken heart, and fleeing from the two people she
trusted most.

Attempting to break free from the lies that bind
her, she discovers Planet Core has deceived everyone. And when she returns to
Earth, Calla learns just how far Planet Core’s control reaches.

Excerpt

Calla needed a shower. No,
something more. She needed to scrub herself clean of the situation. Her
heart had just been massacred twice over. She needed to wash the hurt away, scour
away the memories before she could move on and finish the mission.

Only one body of water had
been found during their time on Airondelle—a large pond among a thick
outcropping of crancait bushes. She hurried toward it, dropping Melina’s
blanket along the way, desperate to shed the feelings she had for the woman
along with it.

She didn’t care if one of
those feline-like creatures came after her. Being ripped to shreds would hurt
less than the ache from the double betrayal. After pushing through the bushes,
she dove into the pond. Water pierced her bare skin. The cooler temperature
only reinforced the cold callousness of those who’d just stomped all over her.
Immersing herself over and over, she could only think of Melina’s words, I
was the best you’ve ever had. How could Erik have said those words? Why did
Erik and Melina both want to destroy her?

She fled the water. A cool
breeze left goose bumps across her body. Nothing would fix the situation. Never
again. Her career with Planet Core was over. She would never be able to return
to this planet without remembering. Even back home, her apartment reminded her
of Erik. That’s how she’d made it through training without him. And she
couldn’t yet afford another place. Leaving the city meant returning to her parents,
and she would never go home again.

Damn them all. She would offer herself to
the predators of Airondelle. No one would miss her. No one loved her anyway—not
the way she’d loved them because if they had, they wouldn’t have treated her
like dirt. Thinking about her past experiences, she realized she’d only been a
means to an end for everyone she’d ever cared about.

The bushes rustled behind
her. Perfect. I won’t have to wait much longer. She sat down and hugged
her knees, waiting for her worthless life to end.

Book Trailer

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About Jessica E. Subject

Jessica Subject started writing to
encourage her daughter to read. Now she writes to keep herself grounded.
Although she reads many genres, she enjoys writing Science Fiction Romance the
most and believes everyone in the universe deserves a happily ever after. She
lives Southwestern Ontario, Canada with her husband and two kids and loves to
hear from anyone who has enjoyed her stories.

As part of the Never Gonna Let You Go blog tour, Jessica is giving away
a $20 gift certificate to either Amazon.com or AllRomanceEbooks.com. Simply
leave a comment with your email address for your chance to WIN! Be
sure to follow the tour and comment; the more you comment, the better your
chances of winning. The tour dates can be found here: http://www.markofthestars.com/wp/?page_id=8999

Awesome giveaway and post Diana! I've been following this author for a little while, but have yet to read her work. It's on my to-read list but that's a huge list lately! *groans* Thanks for the chance to win. DeAnna Schultzsacredmoon1(at)gmail(dot)com

Elaine - Thanks! I was really impressed with the detail Fantasia Frog Design managed to include, especially the interpretation of Planet Core at the bottom of the cover. She always continues to amaze me! :)

DeAnna - Thanks! I hope you get a chance to read my work, but I understand the growing TBR list. I swear mine multiplies when I'm not looking. :)

Thank you so much Diana, for hosting me during my Never Gonna Let You Go blog tour! Hugs!And thank you to everyone who stopped by!The winner is posted her on my website: http://www.markofthestars.com/wp/?p=9429All the best!~Jessica

Due to the daily spam comments I have been getting lately and to avoid the annoying word verification, Anonymous comments are no more. I do not want bargains on bags, watches, jerseys, boots and other crap. Geez, they could at least spam me with book and movie stuff, I would be somewhat interested LOL! Thank you :D